You need a well thought out design, especially for the things you cannot see - the bacteria. That means correctly sized aquaculture components, proper mechanical and biological filtration, and sufficiently sized hydroponic garden. To cut a long design story short, we will be using a media based reciprocating system with...
READ MOREWe start our new educational program on 7/15 with a school in Oakland and Guatemala. As promised at 100 'likes' we would explain how to build a smart aquaponics garden. We decided a fun way to dive further into smart garden design is through an educational program. This is only...
READ MOREActuator valves run on 24 volts ac (alternative current) and are used to electro-mechanically move the 3-way valve which activates the indexing valve. Generally one has to flip the power to get motion in either direction. I use single pole double throw relays and open collectors within the Smart Controller...
READ MOREAnother alternative to the common siphon and float switch configurations is to use indexing valves for multiple grow beds. These have one water inlet and multiple outlets. Water from the inlet only flows through one of the outlets. Which outlet depends on an index. Indexes rotate and are changed by...
READ MOREIt is not everyday we are truly amused with ourselves. I enjoyed reading Kristen's article on the Internet Of Food. As a follow up I am considering blogging through the details of how to build a Smart Aquaponics Garden that I will start building in the next week or so....
READ MOREThe micro computer on the smart aquaponic gardens is very powerful. We designed this so we could reuse it's extra power doing other things. That was how we won the solar hackathon. We basically added an extension module to the garden smart control that unobtrusively monitors and measures power usage...
READ MOREat the cleanweb solar hackathon ... very validating. for building the most end to end application ... from low level live sensory supervisory control and data acquisition to mobility. much respects to the members of team kijani grows solar. notice the card on the bottom. late night warriors ... worked...
READ MOREIt was raining heavily, windy and freezing. the man in his hut sheltered by the fireplace. 'knock knock knock' socking wet elephant said. “please may I warm my trunk in your hut i am drenched”. Sure said the man and he scooted over and elephant lay his trunk beside the...
READ MOREelectronics sensor enclosure ... actuators will be on separate power strip with built in relays. those are designed for driving gardens with heavier loads such as big pumps safely through isolation.
READ MOREwireless internet based smart garden controller. garden sensors plug in one end and things to switch and control the other side.
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